John Terry's wife has warned him he must obey a strict set of new rules if he wants to save their marriage.

She laid down the law to the cheating Chelsea skipper in a series of tearful phone calls.

Toni insisted in future he must come straight home after training, have far fewer nights on the town and agree to marriage counselling.

She told him: "It's my way or it's over. Things have to change. There will be no more chances. Please, I really want this to work. I know you do too."

Toni, 28, and Terry will be reunited tomorrow for the first time since she fled to Dubai following revelations of his affair with French model Vanessa Perroncel.

And Toni did not bother to conceal her delight yesterday, saying: "I am really looking forward to seeing John.

"I am so glad he has been given the time off and really pleased he could make it. We'll enjoy our time together and make the most of it."

Trust But behind her joy lies a steely resolve to make sure her husband never cheats again.

A friend said: "Toni knows it's unrealistic to know where John is 24/7 but he has to be much more open with his movements.

"She wants him to come home straight from training or have a very good reason why he can't. Toni knows it sounds controlling but what else can she do? At the moment, there is a serious lack of trust and John needs to earn her confidence."

Toni is also insisting Terry, 29, sacked as England captain over his affair with team-mate Wayne Bridge's ex Vanessa, cuts back on nights out. The friend said: "Toni isn't a fool. She knows what happens on these boys' nights out with girls throwing themselves at him. She's seen it with her own eyes.

"For the time being she doesn't want him going out. At least not until their marriage has recovered from the battering. But this can't just be a one-off. They need to sit down regularly to discuss any problems they may have. This is most likely going to be in the form of marriage counselling. John has said that he's up for it."

The heart-to-hearts with her husband certainly seem to have done Toni the world of good.

Last week she was red-eyed and ashen-faced as she sat by a pool in Dubai staring into space.

Yesterday she skipped along a beach smiling as she strolled with dad Alan. Toni, wearing a white bikini, beamed with pleasure as she showed him new jewellery she had bought.

She looked equally at ease playing with her three-year-old twins Georgie John and Summer Rose. Earlier Toni had a shopping splurge and body makeover ahead of Terry's visit.

An onlooker said: "Toni's smile has returned and also her confidence. She looked simply sensational after a visit to a beauty salon."